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420933

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date	13/10/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Students: Grants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect on students living or studying in areas where household income is below the national average of the announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 8 July 2015 that maintenance grants will be discontinued from 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	11570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>From 2016/17 all new eligible students living or studying in areas where household income is below the national average and who would otherwise have received a grant will <ins class="ministerial">qualify for an increased loan for living costs. The total living costs support available under the new student support arrangements for eligible students on the lowest incomes is increasing by 10.3% in 2016/17.</ins><del class="ministerial"> be eligible for a maintenance loan, that increases the total maintenance support available to them by 10.3%.</del></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 19/10/2015 13:06:45 question first ministerially corrected 20/04/2016 10:36:58 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone previous answer version 23986 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

420943

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Credit Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the Government's credit union expansion programme; and what assessment he has made of the feasibility of extending that programme.
tabling member constituency	Worcester
tabling member printed	Mr Robin Walker
uin	11604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>DWP’s contract with the Association of British Credit Unions Ltd to deliver the Credit Union Expansion Project began in May 2013. It <del class="ministerial">was</del><ins class="ministerial">is</ins> due to end in April 201<del class="ministerial">5</del><strong><ins class="ministerial">6</ins></strong> but we are currently considering a request for a<ins class="ministerial">n</ins> <del class="ministerial">further</del> extension. The Department has plans to review effectiveness at the end of the Project.</p><br /> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 19/10/2015 13:14:22 question first ministerially corrected 21/10/2015 16:31:59 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson previous answer version 24060 answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker

420982

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Social Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to promote tenant management.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Oliver Colvile
uin	11634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>We have allocated funding of £1million in 2015/16 (through the Tenant Empowerment Programme) to support social housing tenants' involvement in their local communities. This includes support to those who wish to manage delivery of services to their homes and estates by taking up their Statutory Right To Manage.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 19/10/2015 14:16:53 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4022 label Biography information for Oliver Colvile

420991

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Football: Tickets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will hold discussions with the FA about the affordability of tickets to Premier League matches for people on the national average wage.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	11532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>The pricing of tickets is a matter for the clubs to decide on, however we would encourage all clubs, whether in the Premier League or not, to think carefully about affordability for all fans when setting their ticket prices.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 19/10/2015 15:00:24 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

420992

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Television Licences: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to the public purse was of television licences for people over the age of 75 in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	11548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>DWP’s expenditure figures on TV licences for the over 75s can be found in table 1a of the ‘summer budget’ link <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2015</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 19/10/2015 12:38:46 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

420995

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Telecommunications: Competition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to promote competition in the telecommunications market.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	11722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>It is a matter for Ofcom to monitor and regulate competition in electronic communications markets and periodically to review the operation of the markets. The Regulator announced in March this year a Strategic Review of Digital Communications in the UK. Maintaining and promoting competition in the telecommunications market is a key area that it is considering, as set out in theDiscussion Document Ofcom[O1]published in July. This can be found at<a href="http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/consultations/dcr_discussion/summary/digital-comms-review.pdf" target="_blank">http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/consultations/dcr_discussion/summary/digital-comms-review.pdf</a></p><p>The European Commission has just begun a review of the Electronic Communications regulatory Framework. The promotion of competition in the telecommunications sector is high on the UK’s list of objectives for this review.</p><p>The UK remains a highly competitive market. It has the lowest available stand alone fixed broadband cost among the six biggest countries in Europe, the average price of a residential fixed broadband package has fallen by 40% in real terms between 2004 and 2014. The UK also hasthe second cheapest mobile tariffs. There are over a dozen companies offering fixed broadband services, either over their own infrastructure or through local loop unbundling. In mobile, as well as the 4 major mobile network operators, there are over 40 virtual network operators offering services.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 19/10/2015 16:30:55 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

420996

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Rugby: World Cup
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans his Department has to promote the legacy of the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	11690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>The Rugby World Cup is expected to attract 466,000 international visitors to England – more than any previous RWC. Research from Visit Britain tells us that sport tourists traditionally stay for longer, have a propensity to travel around the country and spend more money when doing so. International visitors are expected to contribute up to £869 million in direct expenditure to the UK economy. Last year, an economic impact study by EY estimated a boost of almost £1bn to the UK’s GDP (of £2.2bn total spend generated). This includes £85m of infrastructure projects and the support of 41,000 jobs.</p><p>There are strong plans to drive legacy benefits from the tournament. The Rugby Football Union (RFU) is working to spread the game's popularity and there are also plans around the host cities to maximise economic and community benefits.</p><p>The RFU's plans to grow the game include:</p><br /><ul><li>improving facilities through £10m investment</li><li>investing in people, including by recruiting and training nearly 3,000 referees and over 3,000 new coaches, and recruiting 6,000 volunteers ('the Pack') to help run the tournament</li><li>increasing schools’ participation in rugby, especially state schools. 130,000 new state school pupils have played rugby, of whom a third are girls and of whom 3,000 are now playing regularly for a club</li><li>attracting 16-24 year old players back to clubs</li><li>promoting touch rugby to appeal to more people</li><li>the Unity Project to promote rugby in Europe’s developing rugby nations; and</li><li>cultural engagement through over 700 rugby themed events and celebrations.</li></ul><br /><p>DCMS and the Government continue to be fully supportive of these plans.UK Trade &amp; Investment (UKTI) is coordinating a Rugby World Cup Business Festival programme of activity across 8 of 9 regions, aligned to the locations of fixtures. A Global Investment Conference (GIC), hosted by UKTI, launched the festival on 17 September 2015 at Lancaster House. This brought together government leaders and 150 senior potential and existing investors from 9 key Foreign Direct Investment target market countries with teams competing in the tournament.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch grouped question UIN 11925 question first answered 19/10/2015 15:16:57 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

420997

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Motor Sports: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to increase participation in motor sport for young people from families with lower incomes.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	11695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>Around 25,000 adults already participate in motorsports each week in England and with support this number could increase further. Motor sports and motor cycling clubs and associations are eligible to apply to Sport England for funding and I would encourage them to consider this as an option to help increase participation.</p><br /> <br /> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 19/10/2015 16:52:48 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

421031

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to increase the number of former Armed Forces personnel who retrain as teachers through the Troops to Teachers programme.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	11732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>The government recognises that service leavers have a wealth of skills and experiences that have been proven to be transferable to the classroom, including teamwork, leadership and the ability to inspire and engage. Former armed forces personnel model attributes such as self-discipline and resilience.</p><p>The University of Brighton, who are contracted to run the programme, continue to promote Troops to Teachers through a range of methods including service leaver employment fairs.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 19/10/2015 15:34:47 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

421055

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Australia: Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Australian counterpart on the effect of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull coming into office on Australian-UK relations.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	11717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>The UK and Australia continue to enjoy a close and productive partnership. At the heart of this are regular dialogues between Ministers on important policy issues. Our shared values and interests mean that dialogues continue even as counterparts change. The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron) most recently spoke to Malcolm Turnbull on 8 October. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) is also in regular contact with his Australian counterpart.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 19/10/2015 15:33:50 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell